Pitchfork

With the flurry of recent Bright Eyes news, it's hard to believe that there is still news to report on Cassadaga (out April 10 on Saddle Creek, just in case you don't remember). But indeed there is.

Eager ears who pre-order the CD from Saddle Creek will receive an exclusive 3" CD (think very small LaserDisc) with bonus track "Susan Miller Rag". And to avoid accusations of physical release-ism, iTunes pre-orderers will also get the song as an MP3. And those who pre-order the LP will get the same song on a 7".

Saddle Creek has also made another song from the album available as a free download from their website. The ghostly "No One Would Riot for Less" is one of the album's highlights.

And although you can stream Cassadaga in its entirety, we highly, HIGHLY suggest buying a physical copy of this one. It has the best packaging we've seen in a good long time. (Yes, even better than Neon Bible and Hissing Fauna.) We're not going to spoil the surprise by describing it-- you're just going to have to find out for yourself.

Bright Eyes' tour in support of Cassadaga kicks off April 22. Support comes from the likes of recent Merge signees Oakley Hall, Gillian Welch, and McCarthy Trenching, who are on Conor Oberst's label Team Love.

Dates:

04-22 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre *#
04-23 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *#
04-24 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *#
04-25 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre *#
04-26 Omaha, NE - Holland Performing Arts Center *#
04-28 Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre *#
04-29 Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall *#
05-01 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *#
05-02 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *#
05-04 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre *!$
05-05 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre *!
05-06 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall *!
05-08 San Diego, CA - SOMA *#
05-09 Tempe, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre *#
05-11 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom *#
05-12 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom *#
05-13 Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall *#
05-14 New Orleans, LA - Republic *#
05-16 Tampa, FL - Carol Morsani Hall at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center *#
05-17 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *#
05-18 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre *!
05-19 Nashville, TN - Ryman Audiotorium *!
05-20 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts *!
05-21 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *!
05-22 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall *!
05-24 Boston, MA - Wang Center for the Performing Arts *!
05-25 New York, NY - Town Hall !
05-26 New York, NY - Town Hall !
05-28 New York, NY - Town Hall !
05-29 New York, NY - Town Hall !
05-30 New York, NY - Town Hall !
05-31 New York, NY - Town Hall !
06-01 New York, NY - Town Hall !
07-03 London, England - Shepards Bush Empire
07-04 London, England - Shepards Bush Empire
08-11 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic

* with Oakley Hall
# with McCarthy Trenching
! with Gillian Welch
$ with Jim James